Claxton

Chapter Four: Return of a Hero

Song: "Ninja Go" - The Fold

        Makenna's dream continued, but this time, its setting changed. This time, instead of being out at sea with the mysterious girl and the ship that almost ran them over, she found herself on a mysterious island, and directly in front of her, coated in all green, hovered a mysterious figure that actually looked a bit like a person; except, it was bizarre; this person appeared to have wings on his/her back! Makenna couldn't help but to feel like this figure looked like, bleh, a f-a-i-r-y. Oh no, not more fairy nonsense! Makenna was so done with fairies. However, something about this figure intrigued her. She felt warm and safe around it. There was a moment of silence between the two beings, and then, the mysterious, fairy-like figure held its hand out to Makenna, and she feebly smiled. Reaching out her own hand, she took the mysterious being's hand, and it slowly started to lift her into the sky. Gasping, young Makenna peered down at her feet and smiled as she watched the ground become smaller and smaller. When the mysterious being finally stopped and hovered in midair with Makenna still holding onto its hand, the two stared at one another, and Makenna continued to smile. Then she noticed that she herself, just like the mysterious being, was starting to glow up, but she was glowing up blue and pink. She gasped and quickly let go, but the second she did, she started to fall, and yelling, Makenna saw that she was falling straight toward the mouth of a volcano! Up above, the mysterious being held out its hand and flew after her, but before it could rescue her...,

"MAKENNA!" a sudden voice yelled in her face, back in reality.

"AHH!" Makenna shouted. She snapped awake and shot up in bed. Directly in front of her, jumping back a few steps was Caleb, who was now eleven years old! "Oh!" Makenna gasped. She brought her hands to her heart, "Caleb! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"I'm sorry, Makenna," Caleb said, "but it's almost noon." He had grown into a handsome tween. His hair had also grown longer, and he was dressed in a light blue, short-sleeved, plaid shirt, long brown pants, and brown shoes.

Makenna gasped, and she asked, "What the?! No! It can't already be Saturday!"

"It is, Makenna." Caleb explained, "Mom said you were out like a light yesterday, and we tried waking you up, but you were like in a coma! You probably could've slept through a hurricane!"

"A coma?" Makenna asked. She peered at her digital clock, and sure enough, it said Saturday, 11:50 am, "No, wait, I couldn't have been asleep that long!"

"But you were," said Caleb with a smirk, "and I think I know why you were. Makenna, I think this is going to be a very big weekend for you."

"What are you talking about, Caleb?" Makenna asked, "This better not be about that dumb fairy nonsense!" Caleb hesitated and lowered his head. Makenna scoffed, and she said, "Caleb, you're getting way too old for this stuff! You're even worse than the dreams I had last night!"

"But it's the truth!" he debated, "Makenna, for the one billionth time, you're a fairy!"

"I knew we should have never taken you to Disney World." Makenna said, "I think you rode Space Mountain too many times. It left you cuckoo."

"I'm not crazy, Makenna!" Caleb said, "Here, I'll prove it to you. I'll prove to you that you are a fairy."

"Yeah, sure." Makenna scoffed. She crossed her arms, "Good luck with that."

Caleb ignored her rude response, and with his hand, he gestured at her door and said, "Here, follow me to my room." Makenna scoffed and crossed her arms, but she went ahead and followed Caleb into the hallway. The second they exited her room, she noticed that he was brushing perfume off his pants. The entire journey to his room, Makenna had her arms crossed.